Is SILLY a Wordle Word?

Yes. SILLY is a valid Wordle word.

It was the Wordle answer on January 18, 2025 (#1309).

Since February 2026, Wordle sometimes reuses past answers, so it could be the answer again.

What does SILLY mean?

/ˈsɪli/

noun

  1. A silly person.
  2. A term of address.
  3. A mistake.

adjective

  1. Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
  2. Blessed, particularly:
  3. Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly:
3 more adjective definitions
  1. Simple, plain, particularly:
  2. Mentally simple, foolish, particularly:
  3. (of a fielding position) Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.

adverb

  1. Sillily: in a silly manner.

Definition from Wiktionary, available under the CC BY-SA license.

SILLY in Wordle

Starter word rating
WeakIn the top 77% of all valid Wordle words for testing common letters.
Vowels
I
Unique letters
4 of 5Repeats L
Common letters
I, L

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